BBC.com – England’s bowlers started strongly before Tom Blundell and Kyle Jamieson hit centuries on day one of their day-night match against a New Zealand XI.

Summary

England’s bowlers started strongly before Tom Blundell and Kyle Jamieson hit centuries on day one of their day-night match against a New Zealand XI.

Wood, who has not played Test cricket since July 2017 after struggling with an ankle injury, took the new ball with Anderson.

But wicketkeeper Blundell – replaced in the Test squad by BJ Watling on Tuesday – then took charge, putting on 73 with Doug Bracewell before his 163-run partnership with Jamieson, and took just 49 balls to move from 50 to 100.

England had struggled with Blundell and Jamieson at the crease, going 45 overs without taking a wicket, with spinner Moeen Ali finishing with 1-99 from his 23 overs.

England’s pace bowlers took wickets at either end of the day with the new ball but in between the home side made them toil.